“…Heat waves lead to sharp increases in mortality and respiratory emergency visits, as is well documented in many parts of the world, for example, in Spain (Diaz et al, ), Germany (Hermann & Sauerborn, ), China (Song et al, ), and the United States (e.g., Anderson et al, ; Vashishtha et al, ; Wang et al, ). Heat waves also affect agricultural productivity, including hen deaths which reduced egg production in Brazil (Lamarca et al, ), increases in female cattle mortality up to 40% in France (Morignat et al, ), lowered fertility in dairy cattle (Wolfenson & Roth, ), and reduced milk production in the United Kingdom and Australia (Chang‐Fung‐Martel et al, ; Fodor et al, ). Heat waves also stress ecosystems including temperate coastal Benthic communities (Pansch et al, ), affect the sperm quality of birds (Hurley et al, ), and induce complex responses of the biosphere (Flach et al, ).…”